Koramangala's Street of ShameVishy KurugantiFebruary 26, 20122 minsThis past week, I shifted my theater of operations — from Koramangala 3rd Block cafes on 80 Feet Road to Koramangala 5th block cafes on 1st Cross Road. Why did I do that? Maybe I needed a change…
Road Reclamation – The Ugly Indian WayVishy KurugantiFebruary 06, 20121 minsThe first few news articles I read this morning were depressing ones about the UP elections. That probably explains my less than cheerful previous post. “A quick Facebook session should lift my…
The Ugly Indian Chronicles – Volume 9Vishy KurugantiJanuary 11, 20123 minsThings are a bit quiet… over in The Ugly Indian corral. Almost like the calm after the storm? Surely after 60-odd consecutive weeks of SpotFixes and maybe some well-deserved revelry over the holidays…
Abhay Mishra goes to Sikkim Manipal UniversityVishy KurugantiJanuary 09, 20123 minsPic: distancelearningdelhi.com Abhay Mishra (name changed for this story) is 24 years old. He’s halfway through his MBA program at Sikkim Manipal University after completing a 2-year computer course…
A handicapped security guard and the promise of his talented daughterVishy KurugantiDecember 31, 20112 mins[Editor’s Note: Apologies for the 9 days of hiatus in blogging. It was my first vacation since I started writing this blog. To pile on the excuses, it was my first vacation where my wife was working…
The Ugly Indian Chronicles – Volume 8Vishy KurugantiDecember 19, 20116 minsThe TUI highlight in the past week is the SpotFix at Prestige St. Johns Wood – behind Oracle’s Koramangala office. This SpotFix merits a ‘Super’ prefix because they also installed a bay of urinals…
The Ugly Indian Chronicles – Volume 7Vishy KurugantiDecember 14, 20115 minsIt’s official, folks. The time has come to take my relationship with The Ugly Indian (TUI) to the next level. But first let me talk about how this relationship has evolved. It started with…
Global Online Education Trends and its import for IndiaVishy KurugantiNovember 28, 20114 mins[Editor’s Note: This is the first of a 2/3-part series on online education trends and what it means for India. Part 2 will look at trends in the online high school and higher education verticals.] A…
Calling Bangalore: Birthday Presents for The Ugly Indian (Part 2)Vishy KurugantiNovember 11, 20113 minsThis is Part 2 of the two-part series and continues from Calling Bangalore: Birthday Presents for The Ugly Indian. Nov 10 (Thu) 4pm: Second visit to playground Hmm… What do we have here? A quick…
Calling Bangalore: Birthday Presents for The Ugly IndianVishy KurugantiNovember 11, 20113 minsOn Tuesday, The Ugly Indian (TUI) posted the following message on their Facebook page (~ 7,000 fans). We want a birthday present! Show us you are more than a FB fan – go out and do a small spotfix…